British Commonwealth: Accumulation of mostly 20th century issues loose and in albums, strength in mint PNG, plus range of 1930s-90s FDCs, Commemorative or Flight Covers, mainly Australian with some NZ, majority fine (few 100)
Lot 2
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
Dealers stock of 19th and 20th century British Commonwealth covers, noted GB 1/-Embossed on cover to Australia (2, both cut to shape), WWI and WWII censored covers addressed to Australia, some unused stationery, few taxed/postage due items and registered mail, mixed condition, poor/fine. Priced to retail at AU$1380 (37)
Lot 3
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
Canada: c.1870-1980 duplicated range on hagners, stockcards and in packets, mostly used and predominately 1870-97 Small Queens in quantity (incl 2c and 3c values approx 600 each), with 1893 20c and 50c used, 1897-98 Jubilee 1c, 2c, 3c mint, 1912 KGV 5c mint marginal, 1929 50c 'Bluenose' used and 1930 Mount Edith Cavell mint, also a few used postcards, mixed condition. Stated to Cat £3000
Lot 4
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
Eclectic accumulation in albums, hagners, packets and loose incl Aust used stamps on and off piece, mint decimals (FV AU$90+), commercial mail, 1980s-90s commemorative covers and FDCs with pictorial postmarks, mint PSEs, aerogrammes, some foreign stamps. Mixed condition, with some rust. Heavy - buyer to remove
Lot 5
Estimate: $100
First Day Covers: Selection comprising NZ (80, incl postcards, some with special cancels and others with various Health Camp issues), Australia (approx 100), and USA (50, with about 20 showing special Navy cancels)
Lot 6
Estimate: $2,000
Forgeries: 'The Work of Jean De Sperati' Part IV (1954) card folder containing forgeries (all handstamped Sperati/Reproduction on reverse by the BPA) and all 'used', comprising Ceylon 'Postage & Revenue/FIVE CENTS' on 4d & 24c, Cyprus KEVII 46 pi, Gibraltar QV 1/- & 'GIBRALTAR' opt on Bermuda QV 1/-, GB QV 2/- Brown, Lagos QV 2/6d, Montserrat QV 4d Newfoundland 1857 imperf 4d & 1/-, Sierra Leone 1859 QV 6d imperf, Bavaria 1 kr imperf, Oldenburg 1/3gr & ½gr, Saxony 3pf, Parma 80c (mint), Spain Queen Isabella 2-10r & 10 cuartos & France 1F Ceres & 1F Napoleon, fine. Several scarce items and an excellent reference, rarely offered in original folder (23)
Lot 7
Estimate: $250
French Colonies: Comoro Islands 1950-75 near complete unmounted collection on Lighthouse hingeless pages in binder with slipcase, missing only 1967 and 1971 Birds, 1971 60F Shell, 1973 150F Copernicus and 1975 Folk Dancing. Cat approx £650 (2002)
Lot 8
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $575
French Polynesia 1958-79 near complete unmounted collection on Lighthouse hingeless pages in binder with slipcase, missing only 1976 Pomare Dynasty, 1976 18F Turtle & 42F Dove and 1978 20th Anniversary of Postage stamps. Cat approx £2500
Lot 9
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
Military: Selection of Field Post and related mail incl WWI British Field Post postcards/ covers (4) to England, German Feldpost cover handstamped 'Fort Prinz Carl' used to Bordeaux, Feldpost postcard unused and used to Zagreb, Belgium Military Post covers to U.K. and Paris; WWII Aust Active Service Envelope (with contents, stamp removed), Civilian Identity Card used in Melbourne, Air Mail Lettercard used to Melbourne (stamp missing), GB stampless undated envelope struck with 'POST/OFFICE' 'MARITIME/MAIL' and signed tombstone 'H.M. SHIP' censor handstamp, German 'Feldpost' envelopes (4, some with contents), POW censored lettersheet to U.K. and postcard from Egypt to Vienna. Interesting group, mixed condition, poor/fine (19 items)
Lot 10
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $110
Oceania: Accumulation in sheets, part sheets and blocks incl some positional pieces, late 1960s-70s with Norfolk Island values to $1, Samoa, Nauru to $1, Christmas Island to $1 and Papua New Guinea, incl some pre-decimal. Mostly fine (100s)
Lot 11
Estimate: $150
Samoa: 1877-1971 range on leaves/hagners, Express (18) mainly forgeries or reprints, Palm Trees to 2/6 (2) and surcharges (few used), also mint/unused blocks of 1886-1900 issues, GRI 2d no fraction bar, 1920 Victory, 1921 Huts, missing fiscals and most 1935-58 issues, then 1962-71 issues largely complete (ex $4 Bird), mixed condition, mostly fine
Lot 12
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $300
Thailand: 1899-1960 accumulation of revenues with many multiples incl large blocks, some scarcer types, high values and annotated varieties used on a total of 61 documents. Mostly fine (940 stamps)
Lot 13
Estimate: $75
Realised Price : $60
World: Used accumulation in four printed albums, sorted in packets and envelopes, loose and on piece (1000s), noted Aust decimal high values, also a few Aust P.O. Booklets and Bulletins, 1976 SG Part 1 Catalogue, and a c.1960s 'Flash Magnifier' in original box
Lot 14
Estimate: $75
Realised Price : $60
World: Mainly 20th century used range in two albums, plus duplicated 1970s-80s in packets, mostly still on piece, strength in Aust, NZ, GB and PNG, values to $5 etc, mixed condition, majority fine
Lot 15
Estimate: $50
Picture Postcard: 1906 (24 Sep) PPC (NSW Lancers in Uniform) franked ½d GB KEVII used locally, plus a contemporary framed print of NSW Lancers Sergeant Major; Ogdens Cigarette card depicting Captain Cox of the NSW Lancers; and a 1922 (25 Mar) PPC (Indian Lancers) used Bombay to New Zealand franked India KGV ½d pair
